Shimon Yehoshua Asoulin - HY"D
Shimon, 24 years old, a fighter in the Harel Brigade engineering battalion was killed in battle in Gaza. He was the son of Rav Rafi and Rabbanit Tehilla Asoulin, the Rosh Yeshiva of Shaalei Torah Yeshiva.
The funeral was on Sunday 4th February at Har Herzl military cemetery.
Gavriel Bloom - HY"D
Gavriel, was 27, the son of Jennifer and David, from RBS A. He was the second of 6 children. He was serving in Miluim. Gabriel, a fighter in the engineering team of the 36th division, fell in battle in the center of the Gaza Strip.
The funeral was Tuesday 9th January at Har Herzl military cemetery.
Birhanu Kasia - HY"D
Birhanu was a fighter in Sayeret of Givati, he fell in battle in Gaza aged 22.
He was buried on 24th December at Har Herzl military cemetery.
Lior Sivan - HY"D
Lior fell in battle in Gaza aged 32. He was an officer in the 363 battalion of the Harel Brigade.
Lior was the son of Dan and Adina Sivan. Dan is well-known in Bet Shemesh as a real estate agent - Nadlan Town. Lior was the brother of Ilan, Avinoam, Ma'ayan, and Gavriel. Lior, who had recently moved to Neve Shamir leaves behind his wife Liav and child.
The funeral was on 20th December in the military section of the Beit Shemesh Cemetery.
Rav Elisha Loewenstern - HY'D
A fighter in Shiriyon, Battalion 8104, Elisha was 38 years old when he was killed in battle in Gaza. The son of Rav Tzvi and Sharon from Sheinfeld, Elisha was a much-loved father of 6, husband to Hadas, who lived in Harish and grew up in Beit Shemesh.
The funeral was held on 14th December in the Beit Shemesh City Cemetery, in the military section.
Binyamin Airley - HY’D.
Son of Rob and Jen, from Ramat Shilo. Binyamin was a 21 years old fighter in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade. He fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip and his funeral was held on Sunday, 19th November 19, 2023 - ו' בכסלו, at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl.
Yitzchak Levi – HY’D
Murdered on the Gaza border on Simchat Torah. His funeral was held on Sunday 15th October, Rosh Hodesh Cheshvan, at Har Hamenuchot, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.
Yehuda Becher – HY’D
Murdered on the Gaza border. His funeral took place on Thursday, the 27th of Tishrei, 12th October 2023.
Daniel Castiel HY’D
A fighter in the Maglan unit. His funeral took place on Friday, 28th Tishrei, 13th December 2023.
He was buried in the military section of Beit Shemesh city cemetery.
Sergeant Major Yosef Malachi Guedalia - HY’D
Fell on the 23rd of Tishrei, 8th October 2023. A soldier in the Duvdevan unit, at the age of 22 when he fell. The funeral took place on 11th October 2023 at Har Herzl military cemetery.
Amit Yitzhak David - HY’D
Murdered on the Gaza border.
Ofer Odi HY’D
Murdered on the Gaza border.
These are the fallen from Beit Shemesh. For the updated details of the country's fallen soldiers, please see the IDF official site: https://www.idf.il/59780